By Steve Neavlingticklethewire.com
Joe Ciccarelli, a retired FBI special agent, is taking over as the Huntington Police Department’s new police chief, Metro News reports.
Ciccarelli got his start in law enforcement with the Huntington Police Department in West Virginia.
“Joe Ciccarelli understands our city, our opportunities and our challenges,” Huntington Mayor Steve Williams said in a release. “He is equipped to move our police department forward immediately. His career path is familiar to me. He began his career here and advanced through the ranks to the highest levels of his given profession, all the while having an eye on coming home.”
Ciccarelli joined the FBI in 1984.
“I hope to translate the experience I’ve gained in various assignments throughout my career into positive results for the police department and the city,” he said. “The brave men and women of the Huntington Police Department deserve the best leadership possible and all my efforts will be directed toward seeing that they get that every day.”
U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Huntington made a good choice.
“I have known and worked with Joe Ciccarelli for many years during his time as a special agent with the FBI,” Goodwin said. “He has long been a leader in the law enforcement community in southern West Virginia. Joe has a unique ability to bring agencies together in pursuit of a common goal. Mayor Williams made a great choice.”
